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Space Science Update: New Results From NASA’S HETE Spacecraft

Nancy Neal
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202-358-2369)

March 17, 2003

NOTE TO EDITORS: n03-031

Recent observations from NASA's High Energy Transient Explorer (HETE)
spacecraft, that strengthens the link between gamma rays bursts
and black holes, is the topic of the next Space Science Update (SSU).

The SSU is at 2:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, March 19 in the James E.
Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW in Washington.

The briefing will be carried live on NASA Television with two-way
question-and-answer capability for reporters covering the event
from participating NASA centers.

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degrees West longitude, with vertical polarization, frequency 3880.0
MHz, audio 6.8 MHz. Audio of the broadcast will be available on
voice circuit at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., by calling
321/867-1220/1240/1260.

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